Having looked at various Sonos configurations I decided against that option as I had a few outdated amps already in the house so I've gone with Airport Express at a fraction of the price no ipod dock, no cables - so now I can just fling music from phone/tablet/pc to whichever set of speakers in the house I want I recommend them Sound quality dependant on source rips of course but whilst I take everyone's comments about "quality" seriously, ultimately I rarely, if ever, sit down and say "now I shall listen to The North Sea Scrolls as intended!" What happens is, I have music playing in the house with people, cooking and chores all happening at once. I get plenty good quality and volume for that. I still read up on what would make it "better" but it's wasted money on me really